POLITICS: Will our state officials bring home the bacon?

From pensions to pill mills: A look at issues facing Frankfort legislators this session

By Brandon Mattingly

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 11:02 am

Last week, the 2013 Kentucky General Assembly convened for the four-day organizational week and at the top of the agenda when session resumes on Feb. 5 will be finding a solution to the pension plan for state employees.

An estimated $33 billion in pension money is without funding and both of Washington County’s representatives in Frankfort said correcting the issue will take bipartisan effort.

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